5 gallon opae ulas journal

[R_sustaita]

i am glad you found them. are they all ok? post a pic .

[Ca Nguyen]

ok, so i came back to USPS for the 5th time in the last 2 days. this time, with my orange delivery confirmation paper. rang the bell, different lady came, still same ****. she looked at my slip, and said "it's not here". my friend pounded on the door and said "how are you gonna say that when you haven't even look?". so i hoped the counter went inside, started looking box by box and sure enough, found it. it was just on the floor with a big *** dent in it. i grabbed it, hop back out, and left. why did i bring a friend? he's hpd.

i really have no idea what is going on at usps, why these *****es act the way they do and think they can get away with it. i'm starting to see why they have a no firearm policy at the post office now. but anyways. i'm glad my shrimps are ok and alive. i'll update with more pictures afterward.

[Totenkampf]

as someone who has bought and sold thousands of things on ebay, i can tell you that DC is worthless. all that does is tell you that they delivered it SOMEWHERE. it doesnt have to be the right place and they dont give a damn. if its something that i really want to actually receive, than signature confirmation is what i do. EVERY person that touches the package must sign for it so its their *** if it gets lost. the bad part is that it slows down delivery because now you are dealing with people and not automated systems. express mail is the next best bet because its actually handled by FedEx, but its expensive

[thebaoster]

Same thing happened to my GF with my GF when she bought her camera. They came to our house and left a note saying that we need to sign the delivery confirmation. So we went to the post office to get the item and told us we have to come back the next day to get it since its not back yet, understandable, so we went back the next day to get our package. They check the computer and said its in the back so she left for 5 minutes or so and came back empty handed. She couldn't find it so she check everywhere told us to come back the next to get it because it's misplace. WFT???? So we left because my gf didn't want any trouble and came back the next day. Same thing happen again, they told us to come back the next day. This time my GF threw a huge scene so I back off and let her do her thing. The manager came out and told us to fill the missing report and that she'll call us when it show up. We came back everyday for week and told us to wait until the report is filled to get our money back which never did. So what is the point of getting delivery confirmation when they can't even keep track of the actual item.

[Ca Nguyen]

so i just caught my mail man, he handed me the delivery confirmation slip. but he didn't have my shrimps. i'm relieved that my shrimps aren't out in the cold. but where the hell are they? what should i do? come back to usps in rage mode? the delivery confirmation said i could pick it up at 6 am today, feb 10th. ARGH!!!

[Ca Nguyen]

haha, look like we're setting up the same time.

i decided to go back to USPS today and fight for my shrimps. when i arrived, i waited in line for the pick up window for 10 minutes. once i go to the window, the service manatee of a woman slammed the half door in my face (which pissed off the lady behind me to no end). after a short wait, i rang the bell several times. she finally come back 10 minutes later and said "get in the line(at the sending and general service room)". so we went to the other room and got in line, this time, the lady who was behind me is now in front. she got what she needed from the manatee and left. i handed a tracking number that i've printed from USPS official site to her. she took a glance at it and said "number is too damn small". so i wrote it in bigger prints for her to read. she came back and said it's probably out for delivered. what the hell is probably? don't they keep tab of anything? i said that it's fragile and had an order to hold because it's not supposed to be handled. and like a smart ***, she said if it can't be handle, how do i think it got there. right this moment, the lady who had left return just to complain about the manatee's service. so, blah blah blah fast forward, i got the manager to service me now. they rigged up the whole place, came back and said "it must be out on delivery".

**** me, but why the hell did they have my shrimps for 2 days and not give it to me, decide to give it to me now, and not have it? beside, the package is supposed to be on hold, why is it out in 57 degree weather on a usps cart?! who the hell hired this huge *****?! and how is she still employed?! who do i got to talk to, to get my damn shrimps, and who do i got to talk to, to get this tub of **** fired?

[eklikewhoa]

Thought id share this if you haven't seen it yet. Not much help but I'm sure you two could share some info.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp-other-invertebrates/164609-opae-ula-nerite-biotope-what-do.html

[R_sustaita]

i dont know anything about Saltwater jsut yet. so dont worry. i wont use them as feeders.

[Ca Nguyen]

nop but you got me searching for them.

when what i see, the average breeding time for them is 6 months to a year after being introduced to a tank. if you can wait that long, once i have a good number, i'll be selling them to HFB members for cheap (provided that you don't own seahorse, i've made an oath to not use them as feeder).

[R_sustaita]

n you don't happen to have a colony of them do you? i was looking to buy some locally before i bit the bullet

nop but you got me searching for them.

[R_sustaita]

doh! i ranted on and forgot about the price. the final shipping price for the eco system that could have up to 15 opae ula is 71 dollars. i'll update you with an actual head count once i recieve it.

that same place offered the shrimp by them self with a minimum purchase of 100 @$1 ea

[Ca Nguyen]

i know where you got them from. to bad that habitat will be trash lol

not reall, i'll use that jar for cookie, or maybe grow some indoor plants, i'll find a use for everything i guess. you don't happen to have a colony of them do you? i was looking to buy some locally before i bit the bullet

[R_sustaita]

i know where you got them from. to bad that habitat will be trash lol

[Ca Nguyen]

the vender won't sell the shrimps only. so i bought an enclosed habitat with "up to 15" opae ula inside. i'm fighting usps for them at the moment because they have had it since wednesday but won't give it to me. the package have a hold order because the vender don't want some mail man driving all over city with it before handling it to me. but even if they don't deliver the package, they still deliver the slip with tracking number, and i need the slip to get my package (appearantly, having it on a printed sheet of paper with all tracking details from their official website don't work!). i'm going back to usps right now to fight for it again, been cold last few days, this is unacceptable.

doh! i ranted on and forgot about the price. the final shipping price for the eco system that could have up to 15 opae ula is 71 dollars. i'll update you with an actual head count once i recieve it.

[Ca Nguyen]

so how much you paid for the shrimp?

the vender won't sell the shrimps only. so i bought an enclosed habitat with "up to 15" opae ula inside. i'm fighting usps for them at the moment because they have had it since wednesday but won't give it to me. the package have a hold order because the vender don't want some mail man driving all over city with it before handling it to me. but even if they don't deliver the package, they still deliver the slip with tracking number, and i need the slip to get my package (appearantly, having it on a printed sheet of paper with all tracking details from their official website don't work!). i'm going back to usps right now to fight for it again, been cold last few days, this is unacceptable.